Robert Zemeckis' "Cast Away" is a movie that is not only a revolutionary piece of film, but it is as poignant and affecting as they come. Oscar [Nominee] Best Sound Randy Thom. Cast Away (2000) Plot Synopsis. WARNING: Spoilers. Tom Johnson. A rich American businessman and the world's top developer, John Smith (played by Paul Gustovich), is on his way to Puerto Rico from New York City to build a new hotel when a big storm hits his plane as he is flying over Bermuda. His mother's family, originally surnamed "Fraga", was entirely Portuguese, while his father was of mostly English ancestry. Dennis S. Sands. Tom grew up in what he has called a "fractured" family. Directed by Vitaliy Versace. The most important thing he tells them about is time: that the package sorting must be completed precisely on schedule. CAST AWAY by William Broyles THIRD DRAFT March 13, 1998 FADE IN: EXT. Tom Johnson. Robert Zemeckis' "Cast Away" is a movie that is not only a revolutionary piece of film, but it is as poignant and affecting as they come. Cast Away reunites star Hanks with director Robert Zemeckis, their …

A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a … With Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis. Chuck Nolan (Tom Hanks) is a systems engineer for Federal Express. William B. Kaplan. William B. Kaplan. Cast Away (2000) Awards. The film was released on December 22, 2000. With Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Paul Sanchez, Lari White. Cast Away is a 2000 American survival drama film directed and co-produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy.Hanks plays a FedEx employee stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific, and the film depicts his desperate attempts to survive. He shows some Moscow (Russia) staff how FedEx does business. A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after … Academy Awards, USA (2001) Oscar [Nominee] Best Actor in a Leading Role Tom Hanks.

"Cast Away" is an exceptionally well-crafted exploration of the survival of the human spirit. Ozus' World Movie Reviews [Dennis Schwartz] Philadelphia City Paper [Sam Adams] Philm.dk [Tobias Lynge Herler] Planet Sick-Boy. Tom Hanks, Producer: Cast Away. Sadly Cast Away is bookended by not so great work. The most important thing he tells them about is time: that the package sorting must be completed precisely on schedule. Oscar [Nominee] Best Sound Randy Thom. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Academy Awards, USA (2001) Oscar [Nominee] Best Actor in a Leading Role Tom Hanks. It grossed $429 million worldwide, … Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California, to Janet Marylyn (Frager), a hospital worker, and Amos Mefford Hanks, an itinerant cook. The sheer scope of it sinks in: the blank slate of nature, the absence of man. Parents need to know that Cast Away is a 2000 movie in which Tom Hanks plays a FedEx employee stranded on a desolate island for five years who must develop tremendous mental, physical, and emotional resilience to survive. Dennis S. Sands. One ball and lots of (coco)-nuts. It's a movie unafraid to consider the full complexity of life. The opening character introductions are unremarkable but just about good enough for the plot set up, but the ending lacks emotional punch and defies what has been built up. Cast Away (2000) Awards. Finding solace only in a volleyball that he befriends, Chuck must now learn to endure the emotional and physical stress of his new life, unsure of when he may return to the civilization he knew before. A behind-the-scenes look at the movie "Cast Away" (2000), starring Tom Hanks. With Paul Gustovich. He shows some Moscow (Russia) staff how FedEx does business. WARNING: Spoilers. With Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Paul Sanchez, Lari White. - A review of Cast Away by GLAKE. The plane goes down and crashes somewhere in the ocean, near Gusto island.